Bone and flesh platform - located in the west of Yecheng fifteen miles, a beautiful scenery on the soil slope, the platform is eight feet high, divided into three levels, the whole is square, the circumference is thirty-six zhang, the loess inside is rammed, the blue slate is paved outside, the five-color flag is arranged around, it looks mighty and gorgeous!

However, it happened in a hurry, unprepared, personnel, materials, and time ...... It's all not enough, I have to work day and night, I can save it, the quality is naturally worse, the appearance is gorgeous, the heart is dross, as long as there is a big wind and rain, this station will inevitably collapse, just like the flesh and blood of the Yuan brothers, can not withstand any test!

The fifth year of Jian'an - the third day of October, Qinglong is on duty, and the auspicious day of the zodiac is the day when the Yuan brothers meet to resolve each other's misunderstanding, and the rise and fall of the Hebei Group will also be decided today!

In the morning, the judge and Guo Tu took a group of civil and military officials to the bone and meat platform first, accompanied by the head of the gate valve, the local haoqiang, as well as the guards, bands, female technicians, and cooks...... Mighty, thousands!

The purpose of today's meeting is twofold: first, to mediate misunderstandings, resolve contradictions, let the Yuan brothers live in harmony, and jointly revitalize Hebei Group; The second is that the Cao army retreated on all fronts and successfully held Yecheng, so I hereby have a big feast to boost the morale of the army and the people!

People moved quickly, cooking food, fetching wine, setting tables, and preparing banquets...... And take out a large number of Shu brocade, around the high platform, decorated with flowers!

In the middle of the high platform, there is a white spirit shed, the spiritual seat of the first general - Yuan Shao, the three animals in front of the tribute, the incense and candles around, and a team of drummers, playing mournful music, tear-jerking!

This is the suggestion of Hebei Wenwu, I hope that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, for the sake of their deceased father's face, will not kill each other, but work together to protect the foundation!

However, they obviously wasted their efforts, when Yuan Shao was alive, he failed to resolve the contradictions between his sons, and now it has become a small wooden card, what is the effect, in order to compete for the right to inherit, the story of 'stopping the mortuary and attacking each other' is endless!

"Click! --Click! Click! ”

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At the moment, Yuan Xu, Badun, and Kebineng took the lead in appearing, accompanied by thousands of Karasuma and Xianbei cavalry, all of whom were iron-hoofed scimitars, extremely fierce, they were the intermediaries of this meeting, responsible for mediating conflicts and defending affairs, so as not to have unpleasant things happen!

Alien iron horse, trampling Hebei, after seeing this scene, many people secretly wept, the fourth generation of the Yuan family, known as the 'first gate valve in the world', the prestige resounded throughout Kyushu, and now their own housework, actually want foreign people to mediate, the ancestors of the Yuan family know, I am afraid to tear Jiuquan!

In particular, Karasuma, Xianbei, and Liaodong people went south, called sending troops to help, but in fact, they took advantage of the fire to rob, after they came to Yecheng, they burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil, harming countless people, and also causing great resentment!

Many people fled south with their families, preferring to defect to Cao Ying rather than stay in Hebei, and the prestige accumulated by the Yuan family for several generations has been completely ruined!

"I'm waiting to meet the second son--mediate, the merit is immeasurable, whether Hebei can be stable or not, it all depends on today's meeting!"

"Quack! --Ladies and gentlemen, I am also a descendant of the Yuan family, mediating the contradictions between brothers is an unshirkable matter, how to talk about the word 'merit', I hope that the brothers will work together to protect the foundation! ”

Yuan Xi was wearing a purple robe, his face was rubbed with fat powder, he was dressed quite 'handsome', constantly greeting everyone, and he seemed very easy-going, but his voice was sharper, which made people feel very uncomfortable!

He is in his thirties, eight feet tall, as strong as a cow, wearing cowhide armor, carrying a pair of iron maces, all of which are the thickness of goose eggs, each weighing 32 pounds.

Ke can be slightly longer, thick eyebrows and big eyes, high nose and wide mouth, the complexion is like a blue crab cover, and he also wears a pair of gold earrings, wearing cooked copper armor, and wearing a giant scimitar at his waist, which is also majestic!

The two of them found a table and sat down, eating and drinking, gobbling up, sometimes talking in a low voice, making a cold smile, looking at the eyes of a group of Hebei civil and military officials, like two grassland wolves, staring at a group of fat sheep, drooling, eager to try!

There are also more than 1,000 Karasuma and Xianbei warriors, with their knives unsheathed and bows wound, deployed around the high platform, closely monitoring the movements, and the accompanying Yuan soldiers were squeezed out to the periphery!

What makes people a little puzzled is that one of the important figures of the coalition army, Gongsun Kang, the prince of Liaodong, has never shown up, is he unwilling to wade into the troubled waters this time, or has he made other arrangements?

"Click--click!"

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At two o'clock, in a rush of horses' hooves, the figure of the eldest son-Yuan Tan appeared, wearing a heart armor inside, a plain white robe on the outside, a white linen cloth wrapped on his head, a pair of filial sons and grandsons, and a big banner was erected beside him: 'Hang filial piety to beg thieves, and revitalize the family!' ’

According to the agreement of the meeting, in order to avoid conflicts, the two sides only brought three hundred guards, not allowed to wear armor, not bows and arrows, and could only wear short knives, but Yuan Tan's guards were at least seven or eight hundred people, all of whom were wearing heavy armor, carrying bows and crossbows, holding giant halberds and spears, and they looked like they were going into battle to fight!

In addition, the confidant general Cen Bi, commanding 5,000 men and horses, was ambushed thirty miles away, and once a situation happened, he rushed over to support at any time, and the Xin Ping and Xin Bi brothers stayed in the camp and commanded tens of thousands of Qingzhou men and horses, and they were also ready for battle!

When the team came closer, Yuan Tan did not rush to the stage, but sent a team of guards, carefully inspected inside and outside, and made sure that there were no other ambushes except Karasuma and Xianbei people, and then turned over and dismounted, and met a group of civil and military officials!

"I'm waiting to see the eldest prince - fight bravely, retreat from the enemy, and hope to make persistent efforts to recover all the territory!"

"You don't have to be polite, as a general and Jizhou pastor, you should lead the army to fight and protect the territory and the people, if you hide in the city and don't come out, won't it make people laugh off their big teeth - haha!"

"The younger brother has seen the eldest brother, more than half a part, and the demeanor is better than in the past, is the situation in Hebei, only the eldest brother can support it!"

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Yuan Tan was full of energy, full of self-confidence, as if he was the lord of Hebei, talking and laughing, he did not forget to sarcastically say a few words about Yuan Shang, he was as timid as a mouse, and he did not dare to fight with Cao Jun!

At the same time, Yuan Xi also came up, knelt on the ground, and made a gift of brothers, Yuan Tan supported him with both hands, patted his shoulders a few times, and touched his eyes a few times, which has a deep meaning!

It turned out that the two made an alliance privately, and Yuan Xuan did his best to support the eldest brother Yuan Tan to take the throne and become a general and Jizhou pastor.

"Click! --Click! Click! ”

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A moment later, the third prince Yuan Shang also came, wearing the same soft armor inside, a wide robe on the outside, and a sword, and the number of accompanying guards was as many as 1,000 people, and there was also a banner in the team: 'Defeat the traitors, clear the portal!' ’

Yuan Shang dared to go out of the city to meet him, and naturally he was ready, in addition to the guards with him, there were three thousand iron cavalry, following not far away, rushing over to rescue at any time, and Yecheng also left henchmen, guarding the iron bucket like it!

"Woohoo! --The father is gone, Hebei has a huge foundation, how to protect the child? ”

"Wow wow! --The child is eager to exchange his life for his father's rebirth, and it really hurts me! ”

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The brothers gathered, the meeting began, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xu, Yuan Shang wrapped their heads in linen, dressed in filial piety clothes, first came to the spirit shed, knelt down in turn, burned incense and worshipped, sacrificed to the heroic spirit of the deceased father, beat their chests one by one, and cried heartbreaking!

It's not that they are really grieving, it's just a political show, in the understanding of the Chinese people, loyalty and filial piety are born together, all filial sons must be loyal ministers, and they can be entrusted with the affairs of the family and the country, so the Yuan brothers cried loudly, just to prove that they are the best heirs!

Their behavior is equivalent to dragging Yuan Shao out of the coffin, and after repainting it, hang it on the bamboo pole as a signboard, Yuan Benchuquan knows that he will definitely regret giving birth to three evil sons, so it is better to throw them into the toilet!

Knowing that it was acting, I had to continue, Hebei Wenwu rushed up, comforting and encouraging, and it took a lot of effort to finally help the three people up, and next, it was the theme of the meeting, who is the lord of Hebei Yuan Tan and Yuan Xu!

"I am a general, Jizhou pastor, today to discuss the military and politics of Hebei, since I should be in the center of the presiding, quickly sit down!"

"I am the eldest son of the Yuan family, and since I am the family meeting, I should sit in the middle and preside over all affairs!"

"Humph! --I know my eldest brother, but I don't know the sword in my hand, so I don't want to retreat quickly! ”

"Phew! --My sword is not vegetarian either, so it's time to try it today! ”

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As soon as the meeting began, the two sides had a conflict, and the question was on the seat, who was the host and who was the guest, and the dispute was inextricable......

Yuan Shang believes that he inherited his last order and presided over Hebei, he is a righteous general, and he has also been recognized by civil and military officials, so he should sit on the throne and preside over this meeting, otherwise it is not in line with 'reason'!

Yuan Tan resolutely objected, believing that Yuan Shang's general was self-appointed and not recognized by the imperial court, and that he was the eldest son of the Yuan family, and that he had the imperial court's holy will, so he should sit on the main seat, otherwise it would be inconsistent with the 'ceremony'!

The dispute between reason and etiquette was stalemate, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang scolded and kicked, scuffled into a ball, and the filial piety clothes on their bodies were torn and smashed, which was simply unorthodox!

The civil and military officials rushed up, and finally pulled away from the two, and after some persuasion, they adopted a compromise strategy, set up two main seats, and the brothers sat side by side, which allowed the meeting to continue!

(End of chapter)